Fountain-pen



M. C. TAYLOR.

FOUNTAIN PEN. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1917.

Paqefited Sept. 20,1921.

mm: c. 'rAYLon, or CHICAGO, ILLINO THE WAHL COMPANY, or WILMINGT WARE.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MiL'roN C. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in'the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Pens,

- which the following is a specification.

My invention is a self-filling fountain pen of the special class in which there is a lever pivoted in the casing containing a presser bar and a rubber sack whichare adapted to be operated by saidlever. contains the ink and '18 in communication with a channel serving to the pen. When it is pen, the lever normally ing is-moved to a position at right angles to The rubber sack to conduct the ink desired to refill the parallel to the casthe casing, thereby compressing the rubber sack; the pen is then inserted lever restored to, its nor action restores the presser 'n ink and the mal position. This bar and the sack V consequently expands and draws the ink up through the pen. The pen then ready for use. I v

' The object of my invention is to improve certain structural details of pens of this class, as will be apparent from the accompanylng figures, Figure 11s a of whichlongitudinal section of a pen embodying my invention Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinalsection showing the lever and presser bar in theirv operated positions Fig. 3 is a perspective detail showing the presser bar,

he lever and a certain spring serving to operate the presser bar; 7

Fig. 4 is a. sectionthrough he line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a-detail of theupper'bar serving 7' to support the lever: Similar numbers of parts throughout all the Referring to the figu casing which reference refer to like figures. res, 10 is a hollow is preferably madeof hard rubber. In the end thereof is placed a plug 11, which serves as a support for the pen Illb 12 and has the customary feeding channels 13, which serves to conduct ink to the pen. The plug 11 is provided with a nipple at its rear end, which serves to support a rubbersack 13, which contains the ink. A presser bar 14, parallel to the sack 13, serves to compress the same and contains a pro1ection or ear 15 riveted therein, a

lso a hole 16 in the the pen,

Patented sept. 20, 1921.

Application fildJune 25, 1917. Serial No. 176,793.

view of Fig. 3. The front part of the plate 18 is formed'into an ear 22, through which is a hole 23. The ear 22 has a stop 34 for the openposition of an operating-lever 24; The lever24 is preferably madeof U section' and has mounted on' its lower end a small roller 25, which is adapted to engage a slight depression 26 in the presser bar 14. Said'lever has also a bushing 33, by means of which the lever is. pivoted to the ear 22 previously referred to. Thebushing 33 has a hole. therein, through which a pin 28 is passed, said pin. also passing through a hole 29in the rubber casing 10. 'The short end 27 of the lever 24 isadapted to engage the ear 15 on the presser bar 14 and raise the presserb'ar to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 1. The ear 1 5 has a lug 30 mounted thereon and said lug is adapted to engage a corresponding recess in the short end 27 of the lever 24 when said lever is in its normal position (Fig. 1). shaped lever is such that the ear 22 is between the edges of the lever '24. When the lever 24 is thrown to its normal posititon, the end 27 will first engage the ear 15 and tend to move the same toward the front of thereby putting the spring 17 under tension. Theend .27 will then engage the projecting lug 30 and by means of this lug raise'the presser bar to the position shown in Fig. 1. It willbe observed from an inspection of Fig. 1' that the pressure excited by he spring 17 is transmitted through the presser bar 14 and the ear 15 is in a line above the pin 29 and will, therefore, serve to hold the lever 24 firmly in its closed position, this lever 24, presser bar 14 and spring 17 forming a species of toggle joint.

The spring 17 is held from turning in respect to the plate 18- by means of an ear 31 engaging the cross bar 20 and also resting against the interior of the casing 10, and as a further precaution the sides of the slot 19 are swaged lower end of the spring 17 is supported by the lower side of the interior portion of the casing 10. This arrang ment also serves to The 1 position of the U- against the spring 17. The

ISQASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, r0 on, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION or 'DELA? y it is desired to insert this assemblage into; the pen casing, it is obvious that the presser support the rear end of the plate 18. The

the lever 24 and the presser bar 14 form a single unitary structure which may be adjusted to function properly before being inserted into the pen casing 10. This is the assemblage which is shown in Fig. ,3. When bar 14 may be moved into the position as shown in Fig. '1, and'thespring 17 will yield sufiiciently to allow theentire'structure as a single unit to be inserted into the interior of the'casing 10. The lever 2 1 is then put into its slot in thecasing from the inside and the pin 28 is inserted through the hole in the casing 10 and the entire assemblage thus securely anchored in the pen. This construction makes a very convenient pen to assemble and also lends itself toaccurate manufacture, since it will be observed that the action of the parts is independent of any accurate location of the hole 29in the casing 10, the bushing 33 serving as the bearing for the lever 24 in the supporting plate 18, and

the pin 29'merely serving. to hold the mov ing parts, in their proper position in the interior of the casing. -Furthermore, the assemblage'shown in Fig. 3 may be adjusted to function properly before being inserted in the casing and this, of course, isa much more convenient manner of adjustment than in those pens in which the bearing of the lever is mounted in the casing itself and hencefthe lever andpresser bar action must.

be adjusted while the parts are assembled in the interior of the pen casing.- r

It is, of course, apparent'that the use of 'the supporting plate 18-is not limited'to the precise lever and presser bar arrangement herein shown. The construction may be advantageously used withthe usual spring actuated presser bar, such, forinstance, as shown in the Patent to Sheaffer, No. 1,118,240, of November 24, 1914:, r i

I do not wish to be limited tothe precis structure herein shown, since many changes and departures therefrom may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my improved pen, I claim r i 1. In a fountain pen, the combination of a casing, a lever, a supporting plate to which said lever is pivoted, a presser bar controlled by said lever, and means for posi-l tioning said leverrelative to the casing and:

removable from thelever and easing while 7 maintaining the lever and supporting plate in connected relation;

2. The combination with a f fountain I pen casing, of an operating lever, a supporting plate for the lever, a pivot connecting the plate to the lever, and other means remov-- able from the lever to the casing. 5 r

In a fountain pen,the combination of a casing having a hole therein, a plate having for connecting the lever a hole thereimaleverpivoted to said plate,

and a straightpin separate from the'pivot of the lever locate said plate, in said casing.

4. In a-fountainpen, the combination of an apertured. casing, a plate, a lever pivoted to said plate, a spring controlled presser bar adapted to be actuated'by said lever, and a straight pinfseparate from the pivot of the lever and plate adapted to be inserted .in the and plate inserted through the hole in said casing. and said plate to'thereby:

apertured casing, supporting plate and lever, wherebythese partsare held in operating positionrelativeto said casing.

5. In a fountain pen, the combination of a lever, a supporting plate, a-bushingforming the pivot of said lever plate,,a casing having ahole therein, and a straight pin adapted to go through said hole on said supporting I and thus locate said bushing and: attached lever relative to. saidcasing.

scribed my name.

In witness whereof I have hereunto sub MILTON-1C. TAY O 

